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Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: An inside look at the ABC sitcom which turned Robin Williams into a star in 1978.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, sitcom
Plot: rising to stardom, ambition, actor's life, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, couple relations, showbiz, workplace, filmmaking, hollywood, comedian, celebrity culture ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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The Devil's Violinist (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The life story of Italian violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, atmospheric, factual ...
Plot: violinist, musician's life, rise to the top, deal with the devil, composer, genius, classical music, music, rising to stardom, womanizer, musician, ambition ...
Time: 19th century, ancient times, 1830s, victorian era
Place: italy, london
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White: The Melody of the Curse (2011)
Genre: Horror, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Pop band Pink Dolls emerges to stardom after releasing a remake of “White,” written by an anonymous composer. The more popular the members become, however, the more they become torn by jealousy and rivalries. But as the girls each take turns to ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, suspense ...
Plot: curses spells and rituals, curse, showbiz, music band, music, celebrity culture, rising to stardom, danger, ambition, woman in danger, mysterious death, supernatural power ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, korea
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 6.7
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Little Richard (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a Black singer in the 1950s, to his born-again phase and brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
Style: uplifting, captivating, sentimental, touching, serious ...
Plot: rock, singer, biopic, relationship vs career, musician's life, self discovery, lifestyle, rising to stardom, celebrity, couples, haunted by the past, career change ...
Time: 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place: georgia, usa, sydney australia, los angeles
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Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Inspired by the moving and brave book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay, aids, addiction, musician's life, rock star, music band, rising to stardom, ambition, rise to the top, lifestyle, rebellion, life is a bitch ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america, boston
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 6.4
 202
Shirley (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler the family have moved to the all white area of Splott and by the time she is 12 Shirley has discovered she has an extraordinary voice and can earn ...
Style: sincere, realistic, serious
Plot: rags to riches, family relations, interracial relations, nightclub, baby, rising to stardom, musician's life, ambition, youth, artists and showbiz, society, teenage life ...
Time: 1930s, 60s, 1940s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place: wales, england, glasgow scotland, europe
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 5.6
 845
Best (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The life story of former Manchester United football legend, George Best.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, emotional
Plot: athlete's life, football player, ambition, rising to stardom, sport team, life is a bitch, rivalry, celebrity culture, professional sports, football, biopic, unfulfillment ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 90s, 20th century
Place: ireland, europe, england, manchester, northern england
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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Style: sentimental, touching, realistic, inspirational, factual ...
Plot: country music, music, biopic, female protagonist, musician's life, poverty, singer, rags to riches, musician, mining, music business, rising to stardom ...
Time: 1950s, year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place: kentucky, usa, washington state, nashville tennessee, appalachia
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Dancing on the Edge (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 449 min.
TV show
Story: A black jazz band becomes entangled in the aristocratic world of 1930s London as they seek fame and fortune.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, captivating, tense, erotic ...
Plot: jazz, rising to stardom, music, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, music band, high society, aristocracy, lifestyle, mogul, backstage ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1933
Place: london, england
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 6.2
 7K
The Company (2003)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer who's poised to become a principal performer.
Style: stylized, lyrical, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot: ballet, dancing, choreographer, dancer's life, rising to stardom, lifestyle, love and romance, fall in love, couple relations, artists and showbiz, art, female nudity ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: chicago, usa
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 6.2
 1K
Pinero (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: "Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing time in hard-core Sing-Sing for petty thefts and ...
Style: disturbing, stylized, factual, intense, sincere ...
Plot: drug abuse, addiction, writers, biopic, rise and fall, lifestyle, rising to stardom, ambition, drug, drug addiction, prison, society ...
Time: 80s, year 2001, 70s
Place: new york, usa, lower east side manhattan new york city, puerto rico, manhattan new york city ...
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Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Norway
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Mockumentary which follows an up-and-coming three-man boyband which suffers a Milli Vanilli inspired media storm just before the release of their first album. Their only hope is to get their act together before the HitAwards Norwegian music awards ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, captivating, cult classic ...
Plot: boy band, lifestyle, musician's life, rising to stardom, music band, artists and showbiz, ambition, rehearsal, music, friends, media sensation, concert ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The professional and personal life of actor and comedian Peter Sellers was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his ...
Style: psychological, emotional, stylized, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: comedian, actor's life, showbiz, filmmaking, biopic, relationships, lifestyle, rise and fall, rising to stardom, family relations, understanding, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, 50s, 1950s
Place: london, switzerland, italy, rome italy
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Li Xiao Long chuan qi (2008)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee following him from Hong Kong to America and back again, leading up to his tragic death at the age of 32.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, stylized, retro ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, tough guy, follow your dream, actor's life, rising to stardom, rivalry, lifestyle, society, cultural icon, instructor, filmmaking ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place: asia, hong kong, usa, china
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The Anna Nicole Smith Story (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Born Vickie Lynn Hogan, she had a son at 18, became a stripper at 20, and married a billionaire at 26. Sheer determination turned her into Anna Nicole Smith, playmate, model and a household name.
Style: sexy, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: rising to stardom, lifestyle, physical appearance, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, hollywood, rags to riches, drug, older man younger woman relationship, marriage, fame, model ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa
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James Dean (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
Style: realistic, serious, sentimental, captivating, clever ...
Plot: hollywood, actor, filmmaking, father son relationship, actor's life, biopic, dying young, lifestyle, prodigy, ambition, rising to stardom, rise and fall ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 50s, 1940s, 1930s
Place: usa, malibu california, indiana, santa monica california, new york
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 6.9
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Pedro (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An intimate biopic of Pedro Zamora, an HIV-positive Cuban-American, who was cast for the MTV reality show, The Real World: San Francisco, in 1994. Due to his experience on the Real World, Pedro became a celebrity and a sympathetic face of the AIDS ...
Style: serious, realistic, thought provoking, touching, sincere ...
Plot: gay, aids, hiv, rising to stardom, fighting the system, human spirit, idealism, life is a bitch, society, hopes, terminal illness, lgbt ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, year 1994
Place: cuba, san francisco, miami, latin america, usa ...
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The Boys from County Clare (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival. Set in 1960's Ireland.
Style: touching, feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: musician, rivalry, prodigy, music band, rising to stardom, opposites attract, ambition, musician's life, family life, relationship vs career, fall in love, lifestyle ...
Time: year 2003, 60s
Place: ireland, england, europe, liverpool, brazil
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Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 2000, VH-1 produced the television biopic Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story. In 2002, the movie was released on DVD, and featured both commentaries and interviews with Dolenz, Jones and Tork. The aired version did differ from the DVD ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, sentimental, captivating
Plot: overnight success, desire for fame, lifestyle, rising to stardom, showbiz, daydreamer, artists and showbiz, ambition, music band, bittersweet, music, music industry ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
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Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a made-for-TV film starring Australian actress Poppy Montgomery. The film, which was shot in B.C. Canada locations altered to look like British locations, details the journey of struggling single mother ...
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Audience: kids
Plot: biopic, multiple sclerosis, writers, rising to stardom, writer's life, school, family relations, rise to the top, ambition, artists and showbiz, single parent, single mother ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 21st century
Place: england, europe, london
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Beyond the Sea (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his remarkable life. Kevin Spacey did his own singing for Beyond the Sea, recreating Bobby ...
Style: sentimental, touching, stylized, intense, realistic ...
Plot: music, biopic, showbiz, musician, musician's life, lifestyle, singer, ambition, rising to stardom, rise and fall, nightclub, dancing ...
Time: 50s, year 2004, 60s, 20th century, 1950s
Place: usa, las vegas, pacific ocean, new york, italy ...
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Once in a Lifetime (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30's. She is married to a lazy husband and have 4 children, all named after her favorite Swedish eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy selftitled "Candy ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: obsession, singer, rising to stardom, ambition, lifestyle, desire for fame, moral dilemma, aspiring singer, sibling relationship, contests and competitions, showbiz, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 90s
Place: europe, eastern europe
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 6.5
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The Runaways (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for the Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengalilike influence of ...
Style: stylized, sexy, teen, emotional, captivating ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: rock music, music, lesbian, music band, biopic, musician, coming of age, teenage sexuality, rock and roll, punk, revisionist history, sex scene ...
Time: 70s, 2010s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, japan, usa
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Antonia (2006)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Determined to escape their poverty-stricken lives, four talented young women living on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, form an all-female rap group but find their road to success is riddled with sexism, racism, and violence. One by one, they ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, rough
Plot: hip hop, music band, prodigy, friendship, musician's life, ambition, rise to the top, rising to stardom, society, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil, latin america, sao paulo brazil
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A Biographical story of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. The movie starts with his young life and growing up with his father, Ralph, who raced for a living, but initially wanted more for his son. When Dale quits high school to start driving full time, his ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, sentimental
Plot: human spirit, rising to stardom, ambition, rivalry, lifestyle, auto racing, family relations, hopes, contests and competitions, family life, parents and children, racing ...
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 4.5
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God Is on Air (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire planet. The world appears to suffer from rampant poverty, violence and spiritual desperation and the ...
Style: cynical, clever, suspense, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: sect, murder, social decay, friendship, society, dishonesty, rising to stardom, criminal heroes, cons and scams, buddies, life is a bitch, injustice ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
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 5.4
 3K
Nina (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
Style: captivating, serious, touching, controversial, thought provoking ...
Plot: jazz, music, biopic, love affair, ambition, musician's life, rising to stardom, society, discrimination, artists and showbiz, racism, love and romance ...
Time: 20th century
Place: usa
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Backstage (2005)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An adolescent groupie zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol after the singer chances to cross her orbit on a publicity tour. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, disturbing, crying
Plot: lesbian subtext, obsession, love affair, desire for fame, self discovery, musician's life, rising to stardom, actor's life, stalking, love and romance, artists and showbiz, couples ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: paris france
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The Bronx Is Burning (2007)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Bronx Is Burning is a television drama that debuted on ESPN on July 9, 2007, after the 2007 MLB Home Run Derby. It is an eight-episode mini-series adapted from Jonathan Mahler's best-selling book, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning. ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, humorous, clever ...
Plot: major league, self involved, athlete and trainer, rising to stardom, contests and competitions, ambition, athlete's life, coach, manager, championship, campaign, sport team ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, usa, bronx new york city
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Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Bettie Page was America's number one pin-up girl in the 1950s and became a cult icon. This biopic tells the story of the last 3 years of her short-lived career, recreating the incriminating bondage films which gave her the nickname "Dark ...
Style: serious, realistic, sexual, captivating, iconic
Plot: actor's life, desire for fame, rise and fall, destructive relationship, against the rules, life is a bitch, obsession, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, workplace, fashion ...
Time: 20th century, 50s
Place: florida, new york, tennessee
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